The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-28
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Bayou PlaqHenline cannot be discuss
ca so muet, because Il Is d public
work essential to the commercial pros
pefity af Southern Louisiana.
Vcraon Goadsnser Our Clerk and
Sheriff say that they are going e
stand aside and iet the other boys
have SHOW Tits not every parish
that has two officers that are abuili
that way
18TH Mary Herald The results THIS
year show 4 large advance IN the yield
uf agar per acre on ton, If nothing
serious happens to destroy the crop
this year that viii put 81, Mary right
side np With care.
Shreveport Jonrnai We learn that
tie Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf
Railway survey has intersected the
Texas and Pacific Railroad at a point
beyond Robaline and will soon be com.
pleted to this place.
Marksyiile Bailetin The cotton
gins of this parish are being run to
their full capacity and some of them
rnn part Of the night. The crop, espe-
cialiy in the prairie, win be larger
than expected two months ago.
Abbeville 1feridiondE. We are GO
ing TO have a railroad-but not to
Abbeville it will run from Jennings
to Lake Arthur, then on in a southeast
direction to Vormilion bay, where a
suitable spot will be selected to start
a seaport town.
w. B. Allen killed Mathew Smith,
bis father-in-law near WINFIELD, Vim
parish, on the 18th inst. The killing
was the result ola family feud, Adams
wife having left him and returned to
her fathers house for protection. The
killing is reported to be case of
cold blooded murder.
Lafayette advertiser: 1t would be
q glorious thing if Lafayette could
secure the railroad to AbbevilIe. a lit
tlelocal capita, home energy and enter
prise could put into shape this rail
way scheme, that would add greatly
to Lafayette's ability and add materi-
ally to her growth and prosperity.
DonaldsonYilIe Cheef: Mr.. Fulgence
Bourgeois, the efficient manager of
the Souvenir plantation, sends us a
sweet potato of large size and peculiar
shape, raised on that place. 1t mea-
snres Is inches in length, weighs 40
ounces, and looks not unlike the body
Of a Young alligator, minus the legs.
Iberia Sugar Boa0J This week,
the planters throughout the parish are
making active preparations for com
meneing grinding. BY the end of an
other week, mills in every direction
wall be in full blast. The cane is very
sweet and well advanced this season.
The past cool dry weather has done
much towards ripening the cane.
Morgan City Revie,O In 1885
while lumber strain Of the Morgan
railroad was passing the place of Mr..
=. Laplene, at New Iberia, several
pieces Of lumber fell off the cars into
LapleHe's yard striking his child and
seriously injuring him, Suit was in
siitnted, and the court at New Iberia
last Tuesday awarded $500 damages.
Morgan City free Press Mr.. E. T,
King, Esq, in his report to the Police
Jury Of St. Mary put the total com
merce of the parish for this year at
81, 1891, 1874 80. The total assessed
valuation Of all the real and personal
property in 1880 was only about two
and a half millions. This is an evil
dence Of our rapidly increasing pros
perity.
Alexandria Democrat: The Shreve.
port people are dead struck on rail
roads, as they ought 10 be. The Other
day they voted in favor of a tax fol
the Shreveport and Arkansas Railroad
and are ready to vote anoter to tht
Kansas City, Watkins & Lake Charles
Railroad. That's the way TO do ii
We'llfollow snit here on the 29th. inst
and vote the tax in favor of the Loui
siana and Arkansas railroad.
Iberia Sngag BosOL:. We wish t.
urge upon all our farmers and planter
the property, 1--WE might say dbsolat
necessity of doing as much fall pillow
ing as possible, in order that the in
seets be exposed to cold and killed
the vegetation utilized as a manur
and the soil meilowed by the winter
cold. Too many waste time, thinking
it will do just as we'll in the spring
but fair trial will soon demonstrat
the value Of fall blowing.
The two wholesale shippers of oys
tiers at Morgan City have in their EN-
ploY n luggers, 1877 men on luggers
81 men on the oyster banks, SO mel
In the opening shops, making So
men in all, who, the Free Press says
support probably 1900 persons VIII,
purchase their goods at Morgan City
This is an industry that il worth fos
tering, especially when we consider
that next month it will increase q
least 25 per cent. Mr.. jacques Leb
man has two boats engaged exclusive
~ 10 the salt water fish trade, and
expects to put on more in a few
days. Messrs. Cognenhem & Lehman
are also shipping salt water fish in
considerable quantities"
Shreveport Journal Yesterday.
near Grand Cane, the carcass Of a man
was found in the woods. The body
bad been deyonred BY the hogs and
bu2aards, and only the bones and the
remnants Of some clothing remained.
SEINE portions Of the clothing found
WAS identified as that Of Alr. Richard
Burrows, who keeps saloon at Grand
Cane, and who left home about Ten
aags aga, while under the Influence 81
whisky g q freight train, siaee which
tlse astheagll ailigent inquiry hsl
an made nething ha4 been seen q.
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